Photographs (left to right): All Adirondacks, New York
Penobscot Belt
Made by Big Thunder, Penobscot (Maine) ca 1915
Courtesy of Fred Wiseman
Courtesy of Abbe Museum Frank Loring, popularly known as Chief Big Thunder, ca. 1890s.
Even death did not dent the fame of this Penobscot showman, storyteller, hunter, guide, medicine man,
and tribal leader, who collected and sold Wabanaki relics and crafts.
This postcard was published in 1912, six years after he died.
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Description:
Glass beads. Most likely made for the tourist trade (Wiseman, 2013).
Reference:
Wiseman, F. 2013. Personal Communications.
